Capt. William Debnam MacLaren Stewart
1893 - 1916 (23 years)
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Name William Debnam MacLaren Stewart [1, 2, 3] Title Capt. Born 15 Apr 1893 Marylebone, London, England 
[2, 3] - 60 Harley Street
Gender Male Baptism 31 May 1893 Westminster, St Marylebone All Souls, England [1] Residence 1901 Dundee, Angus, Scotland [3] 8 Age: 8; Son RelationToHead: Son _MILT Regiment: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Died 25 Sep 1916 Fleur, France [2] - Battle of the Somme
Buried The Thiepval Memorial, France [2] Person ID I18104 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 9 Apr 2025
Father Maj. William Stewart, 13th of Ardvorlich, b. 8 Oct 1859, Kanpur, Jammu and Kashmir, India , d. 8 Jun 1918, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 58 years) Relationship natural Mother Sarah Lily Mary MacLaren, b. 16 Feb 1864, London, England , d. 31 Jul 1935, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 71 years) Relationship natural Married 22 Jul 1891 Westminster, Langham, England [4] Family ID F4918 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Captain William Debnam MacLaren Stewart, younger of Advorlich, was born on the 15th April 1893 in Kanpur, Bengal, India. He was educated at Wellington College which was founded in 1853 in memory to the Duke of Wellington. It is one of England's largest and most exclusive public schools. He joined the Black Watch in 1914 at Aldershot, and soon after was posted to the 2nd Battalion in India. On the declaration of war, he left with his battalion for France, reaching the Western Front in October, 1914. He took part in various actions, including Neuve Chapelle and Richbourg I'Avone, where he was wounded. He returned to the front in October, 1915, when he got his company, and transferred to the 1st battalion. He was killed in action aged 23 years at the Battle of the Somme, near Fleurs, on 25th September, 1916. He was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch on 9th April 1916.
Captain Stewart was the eldest son of Major William Stewart, 13th of Advorlich, and Lily MacLaren Stewart. Lily MacLaren Stewart's grandmother was Ruth Stewart, of the Stewarts of Drumvaich, of the Annat family. Captain Stewart was also the grandson of Colonel John Stewart, R.A.,C.I.E., 12th of Advorlich, and is remembered in the Dundurn Parish Church roll of honour.
UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921
Somme and The Ancre, France
Stewart, Capt. William Debnam McLaren, (Younger of Ardvorlich). 1st Battalion Black Watch. 25th Sept. 1916. Age 23. Son of the late Major William Stewart of Ardvorlich and Lily MacLaren Stewart.
- Captain William Debnam MacLaren Stewart, younger of Advorlich, was born on the 15th April 1893 in Kanpur, Bengal, India. He was educated at Wellington College which was founded in 1853 in memory to the Duke of Wellington. It is one of England's largest and most exclusive public schools. He joined the Black Watch in 1914 at Aldershot, and soon after was posted to the 2nd Battalion in India. On the declaration of war, he left with his battalion for France, reaching the Western Front in October, 1914. He took part in various actions, including Neuve Chapelle and Richbourg I'Avone, where he was wounded. He returned to the front in October, 1915, when he got his company, and transferred to the 1st battalion. He was killed in action aged 23 years at the Battle of the Somme, near Fleurs, on 25th September, 1916. He was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch on 9th April 1916.
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Sources - [S384] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89/ALS/042.
Record for William Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1558&h=155517395&indiv=try - [S385] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom.
Record for William Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2706&h=15443563&indiv=try - [S69] 1901 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Dundee; ED: 11; Page: 11; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_96.
Record for Major W Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1101&h=4524631&indiv=try - [S386] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89/ALS/074.
Record for William Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1623&h=4094062&indiv=try
- [S384] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89/ALS/042.